Block application installation

 Avoid disabling UAC entirely via Group Policy (gpedit.msc > Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options > set "User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode" to Disabled), as it reduces system security.

 Restart required..

HP 1020 printer installation in ubuntu

 To install an HP 1020 printer in Ubuntu, first, install the hplip and hplip-gui packages using the terminal:

sudo apt install hplip hplip-gui

. Next, open the terminal and run 

hp-plugin

 to install any necessary proprietary drivers. Finally, connect your printer and use the 

hp-setup 

command or the graphical "Add Printer" tool to complete the installation. 

Install microsoft fonts in ubuntu

 sudo apt update

sudo apt install fonts-ubuntu-classicIf the mono-spaced font

sudo apt install ttf-mscorefonts-installer

12 hour time format in thunderbird mail client

 

1.      Open Thunderbird: and navigate to the menu (the three horizontal lines icon in the top-right corner).

2.    Go to Settings.

3.    Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the Config Editor option.

4.    In the search bar, paste or type intl.date_time.pattern_override.time_short and press Enter.

5.    Click the + button to add a new string value for this setting.

6.    In the text field that appears, type h:mm a to specify the 12-hour time format (with AM/PM).

7.    Click the blue checkmark button to save the new entry.

8.    Restart Thunderbird: for the new time format to be applied.

After restarting, Thunderbird should now display times using a 12-hour clock with AM and PM. 

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Windows installation date- cmd

 In cmd, 

system info | find /i  "install date"

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Canon LBP printers drivers installer for Ubuntu

 wget https://github.com/hieplpvip/canon_printer/raw/master/canon_lbp_setup.sh

chmod +x canon_lbp_setup.sh

./canon_lbp_setup.sh

How to make a desktop shortcut on Ubuntu 20.04?

 

For Application Shortcuts:

1. Open /usr/share/applications
2. Copy the application shortcut to desktop
3. Right click on the shortcut on the desktop and select Allow Launching

For Folder/File shortcuts:

Either directly use the terminal to create a symbolic link

ln -s <complete path to dir> <shortcut save location>

or

1. Open the folder in the file manager (nautilus), navigate to the directory to which you want to create a shortcut to.

2. Right click and select Open in Terminal.

3. For shortcut to current directory, type and execute

   ln -s $PWD ~/Desktop/
   

   For shortcut to a file/folder inside the current directory, type and execute

   ln -s $PWD/filename ~/Desktop/
   

   or

   ln -s $PWD/dirname ~/Desktop/